Images of Work

Here are a few images of working in the new town selected from the photo collections

Stevenage Museum

Two men inside Whitehall pumping station. On the left is James Boyd, Water Engineer to Stevenage Development Corporation (SDC), later a councillor on Stevenage Borough Council. On the right is SDC Water Engineer Philip Brown.; Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Whitehall Pumping Station; 1956

Interior view of the Schreiber factory showing women working on television cabinets. In the foreground a woman wears an overall with the name Schreiber on the top pocket.; Argyle Way, Gunnels Wood Industrial Area, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Schreiber 1958. photographer: Mr G.L. Blake

A view of construction in progress of the Bailey Bridge, London Road. A bulldozer pushes one section of the bridge into position. In the background of the picture is the town centre and the water research centre.; London Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Bailey Bridge;photographer: Mr G.L. Blake

Stevenage Museum

interior of office at Electro-Methods factory showing two men and two women seated at desks; Caxton Way, Symonds Green, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Electro-Methods; 1954

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